I was expecting an arch this cheap to be pretty poor quality, but it wasn't. There's nothing wrong with the look of the arch once you get it up, with the possible exception of the fact that it can be quite hard to get the sides perfectly straight, due to the number of joins in them, and possibly me not having tightened the screws to maximum tightness (but I did manage to get mine pretty good). It's now standing in my garden looking expensive and beautiful (there's nothing wrong with the texture of the surface either, which my boyfriend was expecting there to be at that price, i.e. it does not look plasticky). Am thoroughly impressed. I did drop it one star due to the fact that it may not be quite as sturdy as some are seeking (it's certainly sturdy enough for the vine I'm growing up it, but it might not like a really heavy plant and it would probably not survive children attempting to climb it), and I'm not convinced it's possible to get the sides as straight as if they'd come as a single, solid piece (they're tubes that you put together with screws like Meccano).